Kimberly Dawn Willoughby Bieker

Kimberly Dawn Willoughby Bieker, 61, of Benton, Arkansas, formerly of Concordia, Kansas, was released from her earthly body and checked into the pearly gates on June 1, 2022.
She was born on February 13, 1961, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Conrad and Bonnie Paquette and was chosen as a small child by Archie and Gloria Willoughby.
Kim was fun-loving, free-spirited, stubborn as they come and generally a pain in the neck.
She married Dale Bieker on July 5, 1986, in Wamego, Kansas.  They made their home in Concordia, Kansas, and then moved to Benton, Arkansas, in 1992. They had three children together. Kim enjoyed working, her children, and being a Nana. She always said, “If I knew grandkids were this much fun, I would have had them first.”
Kim worked at several jobs: Pinky’s as a waitress, Carter Oil and Tire, Schwanns, Birch Tree Community and Montgomery Wards, eventually becoming a stay-at-home mom.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Gloria Willoughby and infant daughter, Sarah.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Dale Bieker; son, Micah Bieker; daughters, Emily (Blake) Hoyt of Little Rock, Karli (Michael) Bieker of Bryant; granddaughters, Makenzi and Makenna MacIntire and Briar Morgan; grandson, Winn Hoyt; sister, Vicki (Kelly) Hill of Eagle River, Alaska; brothers, Randy (Linda) Willoughby of Minneapolis, Kansas and Troy Willoughby of Concordia, Kansas.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.